Display

As of Version 6.0, Display is superseded by capabilities in Export.

Display[channel,graphics]

writes graphics or sound to the specified output channel in PostScript format.

Display[channel,graphics,"format"]

writes graphics or sound in the specified format.

Display[channel,expr,"format"]

writes boxes, cells, or notebook expressions in the specified format.

Details and Options

  • The output channel can be a single file or pipe, or a list of them.
  • The graphics in Display can be Graphics, Graphics3D, SurfaceGraphics, ContourGraphics, DensityGraphics, or GraphicsArray.
  • The graphics can also include Sound.
  • The expr in Display can be Cell, Notebook, or any boxes, as generated by ToBoxes[expr].
  • Any of the graphics formats specified for Export can be used.
  • The following options can be given:
  • CharacterEncoding{}the encoding to use for characters in text
    ImageOffset{0,0}offset of the image in the viewing area
    ImageResolutionAutomaticresolution in dpi for the image
    ImageRotatedFalsewhether to rotate the image to landscape mode
    ImageSizeAutomaticabsolute image size
  • $DisplayFunction is usually given in terms of Display.
  • If any of the specified files or pipes in channel are not open, Display uses OpenWrite to open them, then closes these particular files or pipes when it has finished.
  • In many cases, Display calls the Wolfram notebook front end via WSTP. If the front end is not present, certain capabilities of Display may not be available.
  • When displaying text, Display may make use of fonts that are specifically installed for Mathematica.
Wolfram Research (1988), Display, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Display.html (updated 1999).

Text

Wolfram Research (1988), Display, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Display.html (updated 1999).

CMS

Wolfram Language. 1988. "Display." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 1999. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Display.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (1988). Display. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Display.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2024_display, author="Wolfram Research", title="{Display}", year="1999", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Display.html}", note=[Accessed: 09-December-2024 ]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2024_display, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={Display}, year={1999}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Display.html}, note=[Accessed: 09-December-2024 ]}